Archery targets

[matlockmike]

I bought one of these once....http://www.pacificbowbutts.com/

It will last you many years.  Mine lasted three year without it being cover.  If you cover it and don't let it get rained on it should last at least 5yrs.

[bugle-em]

used field tips, my grandpa helped with it, thought we had it to tight, but even loosing it didn't help, only thing i can figure is the cardboard was wrong, however that can be, think he had got the cardboard so hard telling where it was from.

[Bowcop]

I second that for the Pacific bow butts...I have two of them, one for BH and one for field tips..YES BROADHEADS!!!! You have to be stout to pull the arrow out though...make sure you use VERY good glue for your inserts though!

[Matt]

I second that for the Pacific bow butts...I have two of them, one for BH and one for field tips..YES BROADHEADS!!!! You have to be stout to putt the arrow out though...make sure you use VERY good glue for you inserts though!

So who pulls yours out Tim?

[Bowcop]

Matt..........

Go to your room!

[bow4elk]

Saw this thread earlier today but couldn't get around to pics until now.  Here's a layered cardboard target I made in 1998.  Yes, that is 11 years ago and I'm still shooting the original stack of double-thick corrugated.  It was scrap in our factory, so I decided to load a bunch up and figure out a way to make a compressed target.  Pretty basic but it's very mobile with the industrial locking castors.  Each year I turn the nuts a few turns but it still stops everything I send downrange, including carbons coated in automotive polish (for easy removal).

[Bowcop]

Very nice! but can you shoot it with broadheads?

[littlebuf]

i was going to suggest carpet also

[bow4elk]

Very nice! but can you shoot it with broadheads?

I don't recommend shooting broadheads into compressed cardboard.  You could layer any material you want into a target like this.  My intent ws to find a scrap piece of "C" channel across the top to keep the compression force distributed but I got lazy and never did.  You can see the 2x12 on top is a bit warped.  What you can't see is the large washers that help distribute the load and keep the wood from splitting.

There is a company (forget the name) producing a similar kit now, but it's made entirely of welded metal framing, etc.

[BLKBEARKLR]

I will try and post pictures tomorrow.

All I did was took a large furniture box, went around to the stores got their used shrink wrap, came back and stuffed the box full and then jumped in there smashed it all down and kept doing that until it was full taped it off and I have been shooting the same target for 3 years now, that includes my wife also.

If you end up getting a hole in the cardboard, I just take another piece of cardboard and hot glue it over the hole.

I use the paper targets on it.

I shoot a bowtech tribute at 74 pounds and it only goes in about 9 inches...

Joe

[MtnMuley]

Years ago I built a target like the one Machias built.  I loved it and it worked super.  I shot 2 broadheads into it and lost them both.  I definately wouldn't recommend using this type of target with broadheads.